The 2026 Grand Prix of Long Beach (formally known as the 2026 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach) was a sports car race, held at Long Beach Street Circuit on April 19, 2026. It was the third round of the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship.
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International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) president John Doonan confirmed the race was part of the schedule of the 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship (IMSA SCC) in March 2025. It is the twelfth year the event was held as part of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and the seventeenth annual running of the race, counting the period between 2006 and 2013 when it was a round of the Rolex Sports Car Series and the American Le Mans Series, respectively. The Grand Prix of Long Beach was the third of eleven scheduled sports car races of 2026 by IMSA. The race was held at the Long Beach Street Circuit on April 19, 2026.
Race Race results Class winners are in bold and . Class Team Drivers Chassis Time/Retired Engine 1 GTP 93 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Renger van der Zande Nick Yelloly Acura ARX-06 70 1:40:50.272 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6 2 GTP 31 Cadillac Whelen Jack Aitken Frederik Vesti Cadillac V-Series.R 70 +0.818 Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 3 GTP 6 Porsche Penske Motorsport Kévin Estre Laurens Vanthoor Porsche 963 70 +2.429 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 4 GTP 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Julien Andlauer Felipe Nasr Porsche 963 70 +3.272 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 5 GTP 24 BMW M Team WRT Sheldon van der Linde Dries Vanthoor BMW M Hybrid V8 70 +3.671 BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 6 GTP 5 JDC-Miller MotorSports Tijmen van der Helm Laurin Heinrich Porsche 963 70 +4.494 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 7 GTP 60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Tom Blomqvist Colin Braun Acura ARX-06 70 +5.103 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6 8 GTP 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Louis Delétraz Jordan Taylor Cadillac V-Series.R 70 +6.022 Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 9 GTP 23 Aston Martin THOR Team Roman De Angelis Ross Gunn Aston Martin Valkyrie 69 +1 Lap Aston Martin RA 6.5 L V12 10 GTD 12 Vasser Sullivan Racing Benjamin Pedersen Aaron Telitz Lexus RC F GT3 68 +2 Laps Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 11 GTD 96 Turner Motorsport Robby Foley Patrick Gallagher BMW M4 GT3 Evo 68 +2 Laps BMW P58 3.0 L Turbo I6 12 GTD 34 Conquest Racing Albert Costa Manny Franco Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 68 +2 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 13 GTD 70 Inception Racing Brendan Iribe Frederik Schandorff Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo 68 +2 Laps Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 14 GTD 89 Vasser Sullivan Racing Jack Hawksworth Frankie Montecalvo Lexus RC F GT3 68 +2 Laps Toyota 2UR-GSE 5.4 L V8 15 GTD 36 DXDT Racing Mason Filippi Robert Wickens Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 68 +2 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 16 GTD 16 Myers Riley Motorsports Felipe Fraga Sheena Monk Ford Mustang GT3 Evo 68 +2 Laps Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 17 GTD 19 van der Steur Racing Valentin Hasse-Clot Rory van der Steur Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 68 +2 Laps Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 18 GTD 57 Winward Racing Philip Ellis Russell Ward Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo 68 +2 Laps Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 19 GTD 27 Heart of Racing Team Eduardo Barrichello Spencer Pumpelly Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo 68 +2 Laps Aston Martin AMR16A 4.0 L Turbo V8 20 GTD 81 DragonSpeed Giacomo Altoè Henrik Hedman Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 68 +2 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 21 GTD 13 13 Autosport Matt Bell Orey Fidani Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R 68 +2 Laps Chevrolet LT6.R 5.5 L V8 22 GTD 177 AO Racing Harry King Mikkel O. Pedersen Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 68 +2 Laps Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 23 GTP 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Filipe Albuquerque Ricky Taylor Cadillac V-Series.R 67 +3 Laps Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 24 GTP 25 BMW M Team WRT Philipp Eng Marco Wittmann BMW M Hybrid V8 67 +3 Laps BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 25 GTD 46 Pfaff Motorsports Andrea Caldarelli Zachary Vanier Lamborghini Temerario GT3 67 +3 Laps Lamborghini L411 4.0 L Turbo V8 26 GTD 120 Wright Motorsports Adam Adelson Callum Ilott Porsche 911 GT3 R (992.2) 67 +3 LapsPorsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 27DNF GTD 66 Gradient Racing Jake Walker Corey Lewis Ford Mustang GT3 Evo 60 Incident Ford Coyote 5.4 L V8 28DNF GTD 45 Wayne Taylor Racing Danny Formal Trent Hindman Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 11 Electrical Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10Source: References